North East Buses

**Dan** · 25 May 2015, 4:28 pm

(25 May 2015, 4:26 pm)Malarkey wrote Eyms take first MCV Bodied Volvo B5TL
http://www.route-one.net/vehicles/first-...v-evoseti/

Looks awful.

S813 FVK · 25 May 2015, 4:33 pm

(25 May 2015, 4:28 pm)Dan wrote Looks awful.

I reckon it will be one of those things that will both take time to get used and be required to see in person.

Malarkey · 25 May 2015, 4:42 pm

(25 May 2015, 4:28 pm)Dan wrote Looks awful.

I agree the Grey instead of Cream all round looks horrendous on the front end upper deck.

S813 FVK · 28 May 2015, 9:16 pm

A temporary addition to the Transdev Coastliner fleet:

Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner 2763 PJ05 ZWL by Yorkshire Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr

Kuyoyo · 28 May 2015, 9:22 pm

A new day will be dawning in York on August 1st 2015

Following tendering, the University of York has awarded the Unibus contract to First York, who will introduce service 66 from the above date. However, Transdev will be continuing operation of the 44 between the Railway Station and the University however it will have to be re-routed within the University as they will no longer be able to use the bus-only road within the Campus. The future of First's 4 between Acomb and the University and the ub1 within the Campus is not yet known.

Kuyoyo · 31 May 2015, 12:42 pm

It has now been confirmed that First's South Yorkshire's operation will be taking 22 Wright Streetdecks later this year for the X78 (Sheffield-Rotherham-Doncaster) operated from Rotherham's Midland Road depot, presently in the hands of Volvo B9TLs.

S813 FVK · 08 Jun 2015, 4:03 pm

EYMS have got a demonstrator (hoping its a Streetdeck this time Tongue

)

https://www.facebook.com/EYBuses?fref=photo

MrPottski · 08 Jun 2015, 7:52 pm

(08 Jun 2015, 4:03 pm)Robert wrote EYMS have got a demonstrator (hoping its a Streetdeck this time )

https://www.facebook.com/EYBuses?fref=photo

Interesting livery....

Kuyoyo · 16 Jun 2015, 10:03 pm

(28 May 2015, 9:22 pm)Kuyoyo wrote A new day will be dawning in York on August 1st 2015

Following tendering, the University of York has awarded the Unibus contract to First York, who will introduce service 66 from the above date. However, Transdev will be continuing operation of the 44 between the Railway Station and the University however it will have to be re-routed within the University as they will no longer be able to use the bus-only road within the Campus. The future of First's 4 between Acomb and the University and the ub1 within the Campus is not yet known.

As a result, the B7RLEs York gained from Halifax in early 2014 are to transfer to Bradford in exchange for their B9TLs. The first of the batch, 37070 (YK57 FAA) is now at Rotherham for repaint.

Wybus · 18 Jun 2015, 8:23 pm

(12 Dec 2014, 9:03 pm)R852 PRG wrote Is Leeds in Yorkshire?

Sorry I'm just really bad with counties and regions, etc., I think it's classed West Yorkshire!

Anyway, I never want to see another Enviro400 ever again. Must have counted about 40-50 in First colours, along with one or two B7TL Geminis and an ALX400.

Saw loads of Arriva stuff as well, although I must say Leeds seems very much like Newcastle - in the sense that certain areas are dominated by different operators.

You were either just in the wrong place or mistaken. There are 273 near identical Gemini double decks with First Leeds, just 18 Enviro 400s.

First Leeds run pretty much all services within Leeds boundaries, so like Stagecoach in Newcastle in that respect, Arriva run services from other areas.

Kuyoyo · 26 Jun 2015, 7:14 am

First York's Versa EV 49907 (YJ15 AJP) caught fire yesterday

Full story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yor...e-33273548

S813 FVK · 26 Jun 2015, 6:25 pm

(26 Jun 2015, 7:14 am)Kuyoyo wrote First York's Versa EV 49907 (YJ15 AJP) caught fire yesterday

Full story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yor...e-33273548

Development of above story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yor...e-33285369
All 11 vehicles have been removed from service while safety checks are made.

S813 FVK · 28 Jun 2015, 9:43 am

Bus incident statement
At approximately 11.45 am today one of our electric vehicles on service 9 travelling into York was involved in a thermal incident on Stonebow in York.

Our driver was alerted by a warning light and immediately stopped the vehicle in a safe location. He quickly evacuated the vehicle carrying approximately a dozen customers. There are no reported injuries.

The incident was attended by the emergency services and the vehicle was recovered at approximately 1.15pm.

An immediate investigation has been launched.

Will Pearson, Business Manager of First York said, "I'd like to thank our driver and the emergency services for their swift action in evacuating customers and bringing this incident under control.

"Thermal incidents are rare but very serious. We have launched an immediate investigation into the cause of the incident."

"We operate 11 other Optare Versa Electric Vehicles in York and have successfully provided this zero emission service using six of them for over a year.

There have been no other thermal incidents with these vehicles in York nor indeed any reported thermal incidents on this type of vehicle outside York.

The investigation will aim to determine the cause of the incident which will also provide us with any recommendations going forward.

Of course during this period all our team will remain vigilant around safe operation of our buses and we have briefed all our team."

Following this incident we will continue to work closely with the vehicle manufacturer, undertaking further precautionary safety checks on the other 11 electric buses in the First York fleet.

Source: http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/york/tra...item=28121&conf=0

jaimzm · 02 Jul 2015, 7:30 am

don't know if anyone has said this but EYMS have got 3 new Enviro 200 8.9m fleet numbers 502 503 504 getting ready for service

S813 FVK · 02 Jul 2015, 3:54 pm

(02 Jul 2015, 7:30 am)jaimzm wrote don't know if anyone has said this but EYMS have got 3 new Enviro 200 8.9m fleet numbers 502 503 504 getting ready for service

Second hand vehicles (502 is):

East Yorkshire 502, MX12CFF. by EYBusman, on Flickr

S813 FVK · 02 Jul 2015, 4:04 pm

EYMS' Gemini 743 carries an advert for Hull Childrens University:

East Yorkshire YX08FXE. York, 2015 by Alan Urquhart, on Flickr

Kuyoyo · 02 Jul 2015, 9:13 pm

(02 Jul 2015, 7:30 am)jaimzm wrote don't know if anyone has said this but EYMS have got 3 new Enviro 200 8.9m fleet numbers 502 503 504 getting ready for service

(02 Jul 2015, 3:54 pm)S813 FVK wrote Second hand vehicles (502 is):
East Yorkshire 502, MX12CFF. by EYBusman, on Flickr

All 3 are - ex-Dawsonsrental and previously with ACE Travel. They are 502 (MX12 CFF). 503 (MX12 CFG) and 504 (MX12 CFK).

3 additional Volvo B9TLs have be sourced and these will be 790 (BP15 OLC), 791 (BP15 OLE) and 792 (BP15 OLG)

The Volvo B5TL/MCV has now been confirmed as 793 (BP15 OLH)

Once its period on trial wIth First South Yorkshire is done, Enviro400MMC YX64VOO will be joining the fleet full time as 794.

citaro5284 · 03 Jul 2015, 4:54 pm

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13366981...d/?ref=rss

jaimzm · 09 Jul 2015, 3:26 pm

EYMS Scarborough has got one of the new arrivals Enviro 200 504

S813 FVK · 09 Jul 2015, 3:38 pm

(09 Jul 2015, 3:26 pm)jaimzm wrote EYMS Scarborough has got one of the new arrivals Enviro 200 504

As noted on the official EYMS fleet news page. Each of the 3 enviros are going to a different depot (Hornsea and Beverley are the other two as i understand it?)

Kuyoyo · 11 Jul 2015, 1:58 pm

South Yorkshire PTE are presently consulting on a major network revamp of the Sheffield Quality Bus Partnership scheme.

A full list of what is being proposed can be found here.

The proposed network:
North Sheffield
South Sheffield

Kuyoyo · 19 Jul 2015, 1:56 pm

Stagecoach in Yorkshire have painted Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka 15414 (YN54 VKD) into Yorkshire Traction livery to celebrate 10 years since the purchase of the company by Stagecoach. It has regained its original number of 804.

YN54VKD Stagecoach Yorkshire Scania N94UD 15414 (804) by Mark Smith, on Flickr

Also repainted is Holbrook-based Solo 47297 into standard livery ex-SupertramLink livery ahead of the changes to the SL3 as part of the Sheffield Partnership Proposed Network Changes (which would see it become the 72).

YJ55 BKZ by Andrew Shutt, on Flickr

Kuyoyo · 21 Jul 2015, 7:42 pm

Following the refurbishment of ex-110-branded Geminis 1508-1518 (YJ61 OAA-E/G/H/L-O) to MAX specification for the 126/127 (Wakefield-Dewsbury), former 126/127-branded Belle Isle-based 1528 (YJ61 OBB) has been refurbished to MAX specification and is now at Selby depot as an additional spare for the 415/416.

Kuyoyo · 24 Jul 2015, 7:57 pm

Meet the new York University Bus Livery - formerly Bradford-based B9TL 37065 (YK57 EZU) is one of 2 so far painted - the other being 37070 (YK57 FAA)

Photos @ Chris Nelson

Kuyoyo · 27 Jul 2015, 9:22 am

Further news from Yorkshire

Thanks to Alex Hornaby's Twitter, a order has been placed with Volvo for new B5TLs for the 36 (Ripon-Harrogate-Leeds) worth £3.2million. They are due for delivery in early 2016.